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Very interesting, Druaga no Tou, or the tower of Druaga is actually an old game-classic. GONZO has decided to turn this into an anime, and I really wonder what they’re going to do with this concept, simply because of the lack of story in the original game. Really, how can you turn a game in which you have to travel through mazes in a strange tower to save your girlfriend into a fully fledged anime? Something tells me GONZO’s going to pull another Romeo x Juliet on this one.

I'm wondering if this show is going to be using the same cast as the one featured in Namco X Capcom. Akira Ishida was Gil and Rie "Teh Necka" Tanaka( was Ki, so that would mean giving them work together outside the Gundam franchise and if people want to really stretch things, an Athrun x Lacus theme.

not really much to say.. doesnt show anything good or bad yet, I havent played the game so idk the general story, but if it's anything like the actual gilgamesh tales, I think it could be interesting at least, especially if gonzo throws in little historical querks

The special thing about this animation is that it is actually a cross introduction to the upcoming MMORPG - Tower of Druaga: Recovery of Babylim. Gonzo plan on making this FC era's game into an anime.
The anime's story happens decades after the game's ending. God and heroes do not exists anymore, world's in Chaos. More people put up their swords and are prepared for another great adventure. Now i wonder if that mmorpg'll ever come to North America XD

Yeah, I took a look and I'm very impressed by how much of their bigger staff this series is pulling together for the first time in a while, my hopes just went up a lot more than I was anticipating. Last Exile is one of my all time favorites and to see that director and several of their best designers on this is extremely reassuring and Ugetsu Hakua is one of my favorites (along with Range Murata) so that's another awesome staff member. Hitoshi Sakimoto will no doubt make some absolutely epic music as well so they've put together quite the selection of talent.

I was hooked by the promo image since I had a feeling it reminded me of Ugetsu Hakua's work with those sharp designs right off the bat even with their back's turned. That's some neat looking armor too on the two closest characters.

I don't know much about the game, however with the staff they've assembled I really hope they are only using the game as background/inspiration for the world, because they've got some serious talent lined up for something really thought out and created, like their best works such as Last Exile and Vandread.

Hrm, I don't remember them putting a description of the story up when they first put up the site but it's there now.

Basically, the anime takes place in the same timeline as the Druaga games but 80 years after the final events of the series (I assume that would be The Nightmare of Druaga). For a season once every 5 years, all of the monsters within the Tower of Druaga lose much of their power because of the Blessings of Anu(The King of the gods living in Heaven or the Celestial World). This is known as "The Summer of Anu."

When the Kingdom of Uruk, founded by King Gilgamesh (I assume that would be our plucky hero from the games, Gil, which was short for Gilgamesh), confirms the reappearance of this tower, they send raiding parties in to exterminate the monsters. So for the times when the Summer of Anu makes its appearance, a base was setup so they could reach the upper floors. Three Summers of Anu have passed and a base on the very first floor of the tower called Meskia has been established. The town as prospered because of two forces, one is the Uruk Army, seeking to revie the tower and defeat the demon Druaga. The other force is adventurers, seeking the legendary treasure known as the "Blue Crystal Rod" (a pivotal item in the games).

I'm quite psyched for this myself but this IS Gonzo so I might have to keep that excitement in check.

Hrm, I don't remember them putting a description of the story up when they first put up the site but it's there now.

Basically, the anime takes place in the same timeline as the Druaga games but 80 years after the final events of the series (I assume that would be The Nightmare of Druaga). For a season once every 5 years, all of the monsters within the Tower of Druaga lose much of their power because of the Blessings of Anu(The King of the gods living in Heaven or the Celestial World). This is known as "The Summer of Anu."

When the Kingdom of Uruk, founded by King Gilgamesh (I assume that would be our plucky hero from the games, Gil, which was short for Gilgamesh), confirms the reappearance of this tower, they send raiding parties in to exterminate the monsters. So for the times when the Summer of Anu makes its appearance, a base was setup so they could reach the upper floors. Three Summers of Anu have passed and a base on the very first floor of the tower called Meskia has been established. The town as prospered because of two forces, one is the Uruk Army, seeking to revie the tower and defeat the demon Druaga. The other force is adventurers, seeking the legendary treasure known as the "Blue Crystal Rod" (a pivotal item in the games).

I'm quite psyched for this myself but this IS Gonzo so I might have to keep that excitement in check.

that fact that its GONZO alone shouldn't bother you..
remember that GONZO can make epic things like gankutsuou and last exile.
what matters is the actual staff and for this anime it seems the staff if worthy of excitement.

Romanizations aren't final (as in, I'm not sure if they'll be the exact ones I'll use) but here are the descriptions. I'm also a bit tired so my translations of the descriptions might be a little funky right now.

Jir
VA: KENN
Age 16
Male
Job: Guardian
The series hero. Although he looks rather able-bodied as a fighter, he has very little actual experience and is prone to screwing up.

Kahya
VA: Orikasa Fumiko
Age 17
Female
Job: Oracle
The series heroine. A descendant of Ki. She's a mysteriously airheaded and silly girl.
She often drones about random things to the party.

Ermey
VA: Hayamizu Risa
Age 19
Female
Job: Lancer
She travels with Jir. Out of the party, she has the most experience.

Mert
VA: Gouda Hozumi
Age 20
Male
Job: Mage
The mage of Jir's party. Born in the Kingdom of Uruk, he's a poor aristocrat. He has a selfish, loud, and willful attitude. He's a transparent young man.

Kupa
VA: Chihara Minori
Age 10
Female
Job: Servant
Mert's attendant. She alwas has to deal with her master's selfishness. She has a nagging personality. Despite her looks, she's quite strong. She has a knack for cooking.

Niva
VA: Sakurai Takahiro
Age 17
Male
Job: Archer
Despite his age, he's rather famous. He was given the nickname "Niva the Dragon Slayer." He is currently the leader of Fatina's experienced party.

Fatina
VA: Horie Yui
Age 16
Female
Job: Mage
The lone woman in her party. She has a rather domineering attitude. She has faint feelings for Niva.

Cahli
VA: Ishida Akira
Age 16
Male
Job: Scout
A friend of Niva, he's a small and agile fighter. He's rather worldly and is familiar with the going ons behind the City of Meskier.

Uto
VA: Yasumoto Hiroki
Age Unkown
Male
Job: Attacker, Axe (probably means Berserker)
A friend of Niva. He's a large man and uses a large axe.

As expected of Ugetsu Hakua, I already totally love these drawings for the character (and armor/clothing) designs! I'm looking forwards to seeing the anime adaptations of them and this show in action.

I'm trying to control my enthusiasm as Last Exile had the whole steampunk-scifi airship and world-spanning epic scope thing to add to the atmosphere while I know virtually nothing about Druaga's world (or Druaga in general) other than that it will center around this tower, however, the last time I was this excited for a show based solely on character design art was probably Last Exile itself, thanks to one of my other favorites Range Murata, and that show turned out fantastic, so I really hope this becomes something special as well, as it shares a similar pedigree of great staff including Last Exile's director and also features another fantastic artist and ofcourse it happens to have a great composer for epic music in Sakamoto as we already mentioned earlier. I do hope they realize the potential they've gotten together for this and it gets preferential treatment for budget and other considerations like Last Exile obviously did.